Tag Archives: Zoom Sketching

Orange Slices on a White Background

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Sarah Sullivan

Tonight, our Tuesday night Zoom group painted a still-life composition where white was the dominant color. Because there was little to distract from the white, it was interesting to see how the shadows added variation in the whites and how … Continue reading →

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Tuesday night with Emily Carr

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Sarah Sullivan

My Tuesday night still-life group has made a change for the fall. We will study artists who paint in strong styles and then attempt to evoke something of the artist while we paint from a common set-up or photo. Emily … Continue reading →

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Orange Slice in a Glass

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Sarah Sullivan

Painting on Zoom with friends is a great way to start the new year. There is something invigorating about opening Zoom and seeing the still life for the evening, making a few quick decisions, and then painting as fast as … Continue reading →

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Day of the Dead Still-Life

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Sarah Sullivan

The day of the dead is coming up in five days. Yesterday the Zoom sketching group worked on a still life commemorating this event. The image above was my small planning sketch. I like it more than my large piece … Continue reading →

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A Sewing Nook

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Sarah Sullivan

A few weeks ago, one of the Tuesday night painters set up a still life with an old sewing machine, a skirt hanging in the window, and other sewing items. I liked how the scene evoked memories of sewing rooms … Continue reading →

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More Still Life Sketches

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Sarah Sullivan

Here are the other three still-life sketches from my Zoom sketching group. These scenes featured objects on a table.

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Still Lives Featuring Flowers

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Sarah Sullivan

Somehow I am behind in posting. I am going to post my recent sketches by topic so I can catch up. In August, my Tuesday evening Zoom group shifted to still lives, at first due to lack of models but … Continue reading →

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